A/N: Hi, there! Thanks for keep on reading! I love you. I'm sorry for my english, is not my first language. I'm learning! Well, I included some Peeta's points of view here and in other chapter. Let me know what you think and thanks again!
Peeta
Everything was going normal and suddenly that girl comes in. I remember, I saw her through the window. She's my neighbour. This day is going way better.
The girl has brown smooth and long hair, picked up in a ponytail. She's skinny, smaller than me. Pretty. Shaped hazel eyes, long black eyelashes, eyes light brown, like honey, but not all brown, slightly greenish in part. A little mouth, nice lips. Her skin naturally tanned. I bet her eyes look different under the sunlight, like more beautiful or more greenish, like the kind of eyes that change according to the light. Worth painting.
I must look like an idiot watching at her and she might feel uncomfortable.
I try to look normal, I just smile, I don't know...
"Hello...What can I do for you?" And after she says a few words but I already know her mother who came a while ago sent her, I explain and she looks like relaxed, before give her the pack. I have to say something "We are neighbours. I moved some days ago. Did you know?" she nods and smile shyly. I want to know her name, so obviously I introduce myself
"what's your name?" I ask , "I'm Liby" she says, "Nice to meet you, Liby."
It really is, at least to know her name.
Then she asks for Mr. Hersh, who must be taking a nap. I tell her and then comes in my peaceful company, Kelp. It's like non-existent, but even like this, it has like a good sense for pretty girls. Since I came here Kelp has been all the time at the back. She's here and suddenly it appears like happy to see her. Who wouldn't? She pets it sweetly, we exchange a few words and she mumbles a goodbye before going out. Kelp, escolting her to the outside with it's slow pace. Wise dog.
For the next days I think some things... I'd like to be her friend, to be close and get to know that girl. Plus, she's beautiful. What about if she has a boyfriend? That's probably, she must be the prettiest person in this whole district.
I need to know something, but today we just exchange those few words ...very few. I can see her house through my window, she doesn't go out very often, not much people come to her house. I doubt there's a boyfriend or something like that, Liby seems like a shy person, or at least until someone really get to know her. I guess it's up to me to take the first step. I will.
The next day I'm going to the bakery. it's drizzling, I see her outside her house and before she gets in we stare at each other, her hair has tiny drops of rain all over it, she and her pretty eyes.
"Hi Liby, how are you? " I say,
"Hey... Peeta... Very well and you?" She answers, shyly of course.
"Very good, dampening myself a little...I have to go to the bakery. but it's ok, raining it's always good for a walk. Isn't it?" She smiles...my day can't start in a more perfect way.
"Yeah... I like that too. It's nice. Just try not to get ill" And she smiles again... How could I get ill with that smile?
"I won't, my day has already started excellent. So... I see you later?"
She looks at the ground and keeps smiling, maybe she blushed.
"Sure. Bye Peeta"
This was a perfect situation to have a conversation, unfortunately I have to go.
"Bye Liby"
While walking, I look behind and she is looking at me, but scurries to make it look like she was just glancing. Like the last days, she is doing it again.
Liby
I entered to my house, after been gone for some minutes, he had talked to me. I was dampened and glad, unconsciously smiling.
For the next days I kept on looking at him through my window, yes, spying again.
I kept on thinking of our two encounters... He wants to be my friend, well, that's not exactly what I want, sincerely. But it's a starting. Maybe he is trying to be kind to me, I don't know. I just know I act like a stupid in front of him, he makes me blush, and I stammer, I don't know what to say. I must look so idiot. That's why I don't talk to boys. But he's sweet, so sweet. I wish I wasn't so silly in front of him.
Then my mom comes in and I stop this over thinking.
"Honey, is everything ok?" She must have noted me whether worried or very happy.
"Yes mom, I was just... thinking..."
"Honey, I have to go, Could you feed the chickens?" And she is holding a little bag with the food.
"Yes mom, I will."
And I take the little bag from his hands, she says goodbye, I look to the window again, Peeta isn't there.
We have four poultry and a duck in our backyard, the duck is kind of special for me, it's the only duck and I named it Reed. I don't know why. I shouldn't pet that duck, as I do, but I couldn't help it. I've always knew what was its destiny. The poor Reed is going to be a part of some food of my mom someday. I won't be able to do something against that. My dad wouldn't mind, it's just another animal. My mom knows I have certain affection to the duck and even her calls it Reed sometimes. The duck is like adorable.
I believe she is delaying a little the Reed's destiny, on purpose. I promised myself I won't eat it, of course.
While feeding the poultry, Reed tricks me, to escape while I pay attention to the others, as it sometimes does Reed goes running through the backyard, and I have to catch it. Dammit.
"Reed! Come here! Reed!" I shout, As I run after the duck, it is already near the front porch.
Probably I'm going to have to go out to the street and everyone will see me chasing my runaway duck. Great.
"Reed! Stop! Reed! Mom is going to kill me, come!"
Then I realize everybody isn't only going to see me chasing the duck, also they are going to hear me shouting to a duck called Reed, I'm pathetic.
When I'm in front of my house I see someone picking up Reed, I think. I bend myself and take a deep breath. I just need to smile and explain a little the situation, Reed had made me run several meters.
To make things worse, who picked Reed up is a boy, that lovely duck bringing me uncomfortable situations. When I see the boy in question is Peeta, Ok, I want the soil to swallow me.
"Hey! Is this yours?" And he grins to my obviously already blushed face. He is carrying Reed.
I just can say some words, as usual when I'm in front of him
"Yes...Thank you, Peeta... It's... Reed tricked me, I will kill this duck"
Peeta looks at me confused and frowning "So... The duck's name is Reed?" and after I answer he smiles big again.
It couldn't be worse but I think I am at that point too embarrassed to blush.
"Yes, it is..."
"It's a good name, I thought you were calling to someone" Peeta keeps on smiling.
I don't know if his smile makes me feel more embarrassed or makes me want to smile with him too.
"I suppose it's useless shout to a duck... Reed would ignore me anyways" And I smile nervously, the only thing I can do, both with Peeta.
"I really thought you were shouting to your... boyfriend" Peeta says between a grin. My look is fixed in the ground.
"I...I don't have a boyfriend" I blink several times. Peeta is giving me Reed, our hands rub, his are so warm.
"Oh, well...Then, here's Reed" And I'd bet he grinned when I told him I didn't have a boyfriend, honestly, I hope he did that.
One second that seems eternal to me passes, and Peeta breaks the short silence.
"Hey, I was wondering...could we go out for a walk?... I mean, I'd like to know around."
He is scratching his temple. Happiness all inside me.
"Maybe... Yes, Sure." Stamming as usual I answer.
We arrange and I, feeling like I'm drifting on a cloud, enter to my house, I'm holding Reed and I'm almost by kiss it, maybe I'm not going to kill the duck after all.
